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    It is not the case that If necessary connection were merely the product of repeated experience, then a single observed causal sequence would produce no idea of necessity, yet agents form immediate causal judgments on first encounters.

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    • 1.Agents' 'immediate' causal judgments rely on prior accumulated experiences encoded in cognitive schemas, making the single case appear immediate.
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    • 2.Initial causal judgments often prove wrong and require correction through repeated experience, showing they aren't reliable guides to necessity.
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    • 3.Pattern-recognition mechanisms naturally generate expectation of continuity from single observations without requiring metaphysical necessary connection.
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    • 1.Infants demonstrate causal understanding before sufficient repeated exposure, suggesting innate causal intuitions rather than learned necessity.
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    • 2.First encounters with novel causal sequences often trigger predictions matching later repeated cases, indicating immediate necessity detection.
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    • 3.Pure repetition without underlying mechanism cannot explain why agents distinguish genuine causes from mere coincidences on initial exposure.
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